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Have you had any ability to compare this to the Norco Range?

I love the look of those NubHex drivers, but $45 for shipping?? Does it come with dinner?

I think it's obvious that "industry" doesn't push very much, and they are super weak at doing it. The push comes from consumers, who buy things. Let's see, the entire mtb industry is tanking post-Covid, but e-bikes are still selling well? What should we build?
Sounds like you don't have anything against NSMB or "the industry", but against douchebags who break the law. That makes complete sense, I'm against them too. As Kyle said, I think your efforts could be better directed elsewhere.

Not sure how a review article about someone's good time on an e-bike constitutes a "relentless push"?  Where did you feel the push?

I remember loving my Fox Transfer post until it started to get a bit notchy after 2 years... looked all over for how to do a simple clean and relube, and the only option was really the $160 send-away-to-Fox option.  Sure, they did an awesome job and it worked like new again, but tough to compare rebuilding your 2-3 year old dropper for $160 vs. simply buying a brand new OneUp for $199.

"They are not very portable it turns out, unless you drive a suburban."

I love that the only options for a vehicle are an open bed pickup truck or a Suburban. A floor pump is perfectly portable in the 80% of other vehicles that have trunks/hatches/frunks.

The Klik is still a nice pack pump though.

Good point

I know they can both be great bikes (and I love the look of this Nukeproof), but I would have a hard time paying as much for this as a We Are One Arrival 170, which come with WAO wheels.

I was happy to grab a pair of Bontrager SE5's for $39 at my LBS. Reviews are pretty good (if not perfect), and at $39 for a top of the line 29x2.5 enduro tire, it definitely fit in my "try a new tire" budget.

So fairly heavy, fairly pricey, performance that ranges from quite bad to meh, some seating issues, a wobble out of the box, and heavy wear after a few weeks?